While speaking to the press at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium where he announced investments for Everglades Restoration, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was asked about the anti-Israel, anti-Jewish protests taking place at college campuses all over the country — including at his alma mater, Yale.
“If I were in charge, I would send the Justice Department after those universities, because this is unacceptable to have this type of of anti-semitism, where it’s not just bad speech, they’re really targeting Jewish students,” DeSantis said. “It’s a hostile environment and violates the civil rights of those students and these universities, they just aren’t willing to do what needs to be done.”
“I think the students if they’re foreign students on visas, their visa should be canceled and they should be sent home. That should just happen,” he said. “Second, if it’s students, American students, and they’re violating code of conduct, you start expelling people — the behavior will change.”
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The Biden Justice and Education Departments are asleep at the wheel regarding antisemitism on college campuses. Both agencies should hold these universities accountable, and the visa of any foreign student who is championing Hamas should be canceled. pic.twitter.com/sUErXnBACu
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 22, 2024
